USA, 15 May 2007: The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) is seeking for public comment on two draft OpenGIS Implementation Specifications:

The OpenGIS Geospatial eXtensible Access Control Markup Language: (GeoXACML) Draft Implementation Specification defines a geo-specific extension to the eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) OASIS standard. “Access control systems” enable management of access to information only until it is obtained by the user and stored locally, as opposed to “rights management systems” that remain in force regardless of where the content of the original resource is located or reproduced.